A career public servant, Tanya Potashnik possesses a breadth of knowledge in the area of pharmaceutical policy, market dynamics and pricing in Canada and internationally.
Prior to this role, Tanya served as manager and senior economist at the Board in charge of, among other things, the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) initiative. Tanya has also held various policy and management positions in the Federal Government and the BC Ministry of Health. Tanya received her Bachelors of Arts from the University of Winnipeg in Economics and Business and received her Masters of Arts from the University of Victoria in economics.
Since January 2013, Tanya has served as Director of
Policy and Economic Analysis Branch at the Patented
Medicine Prices Review Board where she is
responsible for leading the development of strategic
policy advice, economic analysis and management of
stakeholder relations for the Board.